IO Interactive officially announces the nextHitmanelusive target, Academy Award-nominated actor Gary Busey, and reveals when and where players can take him out.
Back in April, eccentric actor Gary Busey “won” the right to beHitman’s next “elusive target” - special targets that players are tasked with killing within a time limit. Well, now we know exactly when Gary Busey will be added toHitman, and as it turns out, fans of the game won’t have to wait long to kill the Academy Award-nominated performer.
Gary Busey’s elusive target mission, entitled “The Wildcard,” will begin on Thursday, July 21st at 5AM Pacific time. It will only last for seven days, so anyone interested in taking out a virtual version of Gary Busey should do so while they have the chance. For the opportunity to kill Gary Busey, theSapienza map, which comes with the second episode ofHitman, will be required.
If this stunt proves popular enough, it’s not unreasonable to assume that other celebrities will also become elusive targets inHitmanin the future. As for who those celebrities would be selected is anyone’s guess, but perhaps future possibilities will be teased during the Gary Busey elusive target mission.
In any case, unique content like this can only do favors forHitman. Public interest in the game seems to have waned in recent months, with itsepisodic release structurepartly to blame for what appears to be a general lack of enthusiasm from the gaming community. However, Gary Busey’s appearance in the game could give it more attention, and in turn, may make people more apt topurchase the physical disc releasewhen it releases at some point in January of 2017.
In ourreview ofHitman’s first episode, we were mostly positive about the game, so hopefully IO Interactive is able to generate more interest in the title and will get a chance to move forward with a sequel. The choice to use an episodic format has been divisive, but there are many solid ideas at work - such as celebrity targets - that show the new take onHitmanhas potential if gamers will give it a chance.
Hitmanis available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Source:VG 24/7
